I teach the following topics: Quaternary environments, Holocene climate change, volcanoes, geomorphological and sedimentological processes, academic skills, research design and techniques. In various units, I'll help you develop your knowledge and understanding of physical geography by hands-on practical experience in laboratories and on field trips, and by outlining theoretical aspects during large and small group teaching. I'm the personal tutor of a small group of students each year and I guide them throughout their time at Manchester Metropolitan University. I supervise Final Year students undertaking a project in any of the topics listed earlier. We have one-to-one meetings throughout term 3 of second year and all of third year to help develop and hone independent research skills.
BA(Hons) Geography St Hilda's College, Oxford University;
PhD, Edinburgh;
PGCE in FAHE, Manchester Metropolitan University
Deputy Head of Department (Department of Natural Sciences)
BSc(Hons) Geography; BSc(Hons) Physical Geography; BSc(Hons) Environmental Science. Units include: 6F4Z3101 Professional Geographer, 6F4Z3106 Researching Geography, 6F4Z3109 The Physical geography of NW England, 6F5Z3111 Reconstructing Quaternary Environments, 6F5Z3101G Fieldwork and Research Design (Geography), 6F6Z3001 Project, 6F6Z3017 Volcanoes and Applied Environmental Reconstruction.
Foundation Year Geography / Human Geography / Physical Geography: 6F3Z1005 Dynamic Earth
External Examiner for BSc(Hons) Physical Geography at the University of the West of England
Geochronology, Holocene environmental change, tephrochronology and tephrochronological applications
Referee/reviewer - Quaternary Science Reviews, Journal of Quaternary Science, Boreas, Journal of Paleolimnology, Bioscience Education.
Member - Quaternary Research Association